Stanley Okafor, BACP

Stanley Okafor is a BACP counsellor with 15 years of experience in mental health work. He offers one-to-one therapy that focuses on practical change and clearer day-to-day coping. He works in the United Kingdom and supports people in English.

Stanley uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as a primary way of working, while drawing on client-centred and solution-focused ideas when they suit the person. Sessions look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and how these link to the problems someone brings. He also uses elements from emotionally-focused and mindfulness approaches when helpful.

His background includes time in private practice, forensic settings and the NHS where he has held senior therapeutic roles. That variety gives experience with a wide range of concerns, from anxiety and depression to more complex trauma and addiction. He also has experience running anger management groups in forensic contexts.

Typical areas Stanley supports include stress, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, sleeping and eating problems, parenting stresses, career strain and compassion fatigue. He also works with concerns such as ADHD, attachment and adoption or foster care issues, codependency and substance misuse.

Assessment begins with a first session to clarify what is happening, set goals and check any risks. Therapy is shaped around each person’s needs and preferences. Stanley aims for honest, respectful conversations that help people make steady, practical progress.

Approach-led online therapy that focuses on change

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a respectful, non-directive stance that helps people feel heard and understood, which can make it easier to work on goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers clear tools to reduce anxiety, low mood and unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and re-shape difficult emotional responses in close relationships and can bring relief for intimacy and attachment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their concerns, goals and preferences and agree a plan together. That collaborative process means methods can be adapted and combined over time so the sessions stay relevant to what the client needs.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows face-to-face contact for deeper conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.